Full Text of HR1236 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Pontiac Township High | 4 | | School (PTHS) on receiving national recognition from Special | 5 | | Olympics North America and ESPN for its efforts to provide | 6 | | inclusive sports and activities for all students; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Out of more than 400 Illinois schools | 8 | | participating in Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools | 9 | | programming, PTHS is one of four receiving national banner | 10 | | recognition; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, To qualify for the Special Olympics award, the | 12 | | unified sports program had to meet ten strict criteria in areas | 13 | | related to youth engagement, unified sports, and whole-school | 14 | | involvement; the unified sports program also had to prove | 15 | | sustainability; the program is funded through an annual "Run | 16 | | for Respect 5k"; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, PTHS began a Peers in Action Program in 1996 and | 18 | | joined Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools in 2012; the | 19 | | program has grown, and PTHS now offers Unified Soccer, Unified | 20 | | Basketball, Unified Bass Fishing, and Special Olympics Track | 21 | | and Field; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, In addition to the athletic programs offered, the | 2 | | unified sports program involves the whole community through a | 3 | | "Fish for Respect" fishing tournament, a community day at Dairy | 4 | | Queen, and multiple other community-wide and county-wide | 5 | | initiatives; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Furthermore, the unified sports program at PTHS is | 7 | | being recognized by ESPN as the top school in Illinois for | 8 | | involving the school as a whole to create supportive classrooms | 9 | | and opportunities for growth for all students in addition to | 10 | | the sports opportunities, leadership opportunities, and other | 11 | | activities offered to Special Olympics athletes; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Despite the numerous successes of the program, | 13 | | PTHS is not resting; students, staff, administrators, and | 14 | | community members continue to brainstorm new ideas for | 15 | | inclusion; therefore, be it
| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 17 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 18 | | congratulate the students and staff of PTHS, as well as the | 19 | | supportive community of Pontiac, for achieving national | 20 | | recognition from Special Olympics North America and ESPN for | 21 | | their work providing opportunities in athletics, leadership, | 22 | | and social events for all students; and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That we wish them continued success in their | 2 | | efforts and hold PTHS as an example for other schools to | 3 | | follow; and be it further
| 4 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 5 | | delivered to the United Champion Schools Site Coordinator, | 6 | | Laura Baumgardner, as a symbol of our esteem and respect.
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